Ford Transit Connect: reliability by registration year
2003-2022 · 20 registration years · 156,068 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Transit Connect registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,683 | 78.9% | 83.5% | Tyre condition (front) 19.2% |
| 2021 | 10,665 | 78.6% | 83.5% | Tyre condition (front) 13.8% |
| about 2 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2021 Transit Connect: Tyre condition (front) (13.8%) · Brake pads (rear) (12.9%) · Windscreen wipers (12.5%) | ||||
| 2020 | 10,444 | 73.4% | 80.1% | Diesel engine warning light 16.4% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2020 Transit Connect: Diesel engine warning light (16.4%) · Tyre condition (front) (11.3%) · Windscreen wipers (10.3%) | ||||
| 2019 | 14,001 | 72.6% | 80.6% | Diesel engine warning light 16.8% |
| 2018 | 15,680 | 74.6% | 81.6% | Tyre condition (front) 11.3% |
| 2017 | 17,395 | 73.8% | 81.2% | Tyre condition (front) 11.1% |
| 2016 | 13,126 | 70.3% | 77.7% | Brake pads (rear) 10.6% |
| 2015 | 12,339 | 68.5% | 75.0% | Brake pads (rear) 11.3% |
| 2014 | 9,833 | 65.5% | 72.4% | Brake pads (rear) 10.0% |
| 2013 | 3,796 | 58.0% | 64.7% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 25.5% |
| 2012 | 4,871 | 53.3% | 61.1% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 28.2% |
| 2011 | 4,794 | 52.6% | 60.2% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 29.6% |
| 2010 | 4,020 | 48.6% | 56.3% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 30.9% |
| 2009 | 3,846 | 48.3% | 56.7% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 17.5% |
| 2008 | 5,473 | 47.9% | 56.0% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 19.6% |
| 2007 | 5,865 | 47.5% | 55.5% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 19.0% |
| 2006 | 4,900 | 46.1% | 54.8% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 18.6% |
| 2005 | 3,332 | 47.5% | 56.0% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 18.7% |
| 2004 | 2,349 | 47.6% | 57.0% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 20.9% |
| 2003 | 1,656 | 48.4% | 56.8% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 20.6% |